The centripetal force in this case is the gravitational force, which (as will be seen later) is given by \(F=G M_{\oplus} m / r^{2}\), where \(M_{\oplus}\) is the mass of the Earth, \(m\) is the mass ...The centripetal force in this case is the gravitational force, which (as will be seen later) is given by \(F=G M_{\oplus} m / r^{2}\), where \(M_{\oplus}\) is the mass of the Earth, \(m\) is the mass of the space station, \(r\) is the radius of the orbit, and \(G\) is the universal gravitational constant.
